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Download full textTucker, James A. – 1980
The paper provides a framework for a nonbiased placement system for students with suspected handicapping conditions. The suggested approach is designed to help school districts determine whether the appraisal system is contributing to the disproportionate placement of minority group students in special education classes. Nineteen steps in the…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Individualized Education Programs, Mainstreaming
Winebrenner, Susan; Berger, Sandra – 1994
This brief information sheet presents two strategies to motivate gifted students and is based on the book, "Teaching Gifted Kids in the Regular Classroom", by Susan Winebrenner. The curriculum compacting strategy allows students to spend less time with the regular curriculum and more time with extension and enrichment activities. The…
Descriptors: Acceleration (Education), Elementary Secondary Education, Enrichment Activities, Evaluation Methods
Turnbull, H. Rutherford, III; Fiedler, Craig R. – 1984
The paper examines current judicial interpretations of selected policy and implementation issues concerning P.L. 94-142, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act. Court cases are analyzed according to the following six principles of the legislation (sample subtopics in parentheses): zero reject--the right of handicapped children to be…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Disabilities, Due Process, Elementary Secondary Education
Shepard, Lorrie A. – 1982
The assessment and diagnosis of learning disabilities (LD) in the school is problematic. How do educators determine who is learning disabled? What practices are recommended? The main focus of the paper is on specific, relatively technical points that influence the validity of assessment. Since technical concerns are only one of the factors…
Descriptors: Educational Diagnosis, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Disabilities, Learning Problems
Gable, Robert A.; And Others – 1991
This booklet reviews the literature and offers guidelines to assist in the integration of students with behavioral disorders into mainstream settings and the delivery of appropriate instructional services to these students. In Part I, Robert A. Gable and Virginia K. Laycock offer practical advice on how principals, other administrators, and…
Descriptors: Administration, Administrator Role, Behavior Disorders, Child Advocacy
Knoblauch, Bernadette – 1998
This ERIC digest provides highlights of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Amendments of 1997 (P.L. 105-17). Changes to general provisions of the law are explained, as well as changes in other areas, such as outcomes and standards, evaluations and curriculum, procedural safeguards, discipline, early intervention, and teacher training…
Descriptors: Classification, Disabilities, Disability Identification, Discipline
Sorenson, Barbara, Comp.; Drill, Janet, Comp. – 1994
This abstract bibliography of approximately 200 references looks at various aspects of inclusive schools. References are a result of computer searches of three databases: the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC), Exceptional Child Education Resources, and the Western Regional Resources Center. Preliminary information includes directions…
Descriptors: Accountability, Change Strategies, Curriculum Development, Disabilities
